Kirk Arthur, Author at Microsoft Industry Blogs

Public safety benefits from digital transformation

January 4, 2021

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

Microsoft webinar explores the digital future of public safety Creating safer communities is everyone’s goal. But that is more challenging than ever due to COVID-19, and now even those who work to keep us safe are themselves in danger as well. To meet these challenges, agencies are embracing digital transformation. This shift gives public safety...Read more

female police office standing behind police car door talking on a radio.

How technology is increasing officer safety and operational efficiency

October 13, 2020

By Richard ZakDirector of Justice and Public Safety Solutions, US State & Local Government
Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

Attend the IACP Annual event and listen to Richard Zak, Director, Public Safety & Justice Solution host a session on how law enforcement leaders have addressed critical challenges....Read more

Digital tools help reduce fire and crime incident response times

July 2, 2019

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety
Richard ZakDirector of Justice and Public Safety Solutions, US State & Local Government

Public agencies are shortening emergency response times and adding situational awareness with cloud technologies that provide data from new and traditional sources....Read more

Street view of a New York City two way street

Reimagining public safety in smart, digitally connected cities

October 30, 2018

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

Microsoft and partners such as Innodep and Genetec are empowering public safety teams through smart, digitally connected technology solutions....Read more

Digitally transform your video management to improve transparency

December 21, 2017

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

Digitally transform how your law enforcement captures, analyzes, shares, and stores video to help you improve public safety and transparency....Read more

The two must-haves for data resiliency

December 5, 2017

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

How can your government services be resilient—even in the face of a natural disaster or cyberattack? Two keys to data resiliency: geo-redundancy and cybersecurity....Read more

A connected city is a safer city. See how at Smart City Expo.

October 18, 2017

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

At Smart City Expo, experience how you can make your city safer and gain data resiliency with digital, cloud-connected solutions from our CityNext partners....Read more

Transform your call center and dispatch capabilities

June 5, 2017

By Kirk ArthurMicrosoft Director of Worldwide Public Safety

Empower response teams with real-time situational awareness of emergency events as they unfold with cloud-based call center and dispatch solutions....Read more